CHICAGO (AP) Goran Dragic scored a season-high 26 points, Josh Richardson added a career-high 22 and the Miami Heat used a big fourth quarter to beat the short-handed Chicago Bulls 118-96 on Friday night.
Luol Deng had 19 points for the Heat. They outscored the Bulls 34-15 in the final period on the way to their sixth win in seven games.
Pau Gasol led Chicago with 17 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. Justin Holiday scored a season-high 14 points, but the Bulls came up short on a night guards Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler sat with injuries. Chicago lost its second straight.
HORNETS 118, PISTONS 103
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Marvin Williams tied a career high with five 3-pointers and scored 22 points, and Charlotte beat Detroit for its sixth straight win.
Nicolas Batum added 17 points and 11 assists, and Kemba Walker had 16 points and eight assists after scoring at 30 points in four straight games. The Hornets have won 12 of their last 14 games.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 24 points for Detroit.
TIMBERWOLVES 99, THUNDER 96
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Ricky Rubio made a 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds left to lift Minnesota past Oklahoma City.
Rubio finished with 13 points and 12 assists for his eighth double-double of the season, and the Timberwolves snapped a 10-game losing streak against the Thunder.
Gorgui Dieng had 25 points and nine rebounds for Minnesota, and Andrew Wiggins added 20 points, five steals and four assists. Kevin Durant scored 28 points, and Russell Westbrook had 26 for the Thunder.
GRIZZLIES 121, PELICANS 114, OT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Lance Stephenson scored a career-high 33 points, and Matt Barnes had a triple-double with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, in Memphis' victory over New Orleans.
JaMychal Green added a career-high 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help Memphis win for fifth time in its last seven. Rookie point guard Briante Weber, signed to a 10-day contract earlier in the day, added 10 points and seven assists.
Jrue Holiday led the Pelicans with 34 points and 10 assists, while Anthony Davis had 25 points and 13 rebounds.
ROCKETS 102, CELTICS 98
BOSTON (AP) - James Harden scored 32 points, including Houston's final eight, andRockets snapped Voston's home winning streak at 14 games.
Michael Beasley added 18 points and eight rebounds, and Dwight Howard had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Houston. The Rockets havce won three straight - all on the road.
Isaiah Thomas led the Celtics with 30 points.
76ERS 95, NETS 89
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Carly Landry scored 16 points, and Nerlens Noel had 13 points and 11 rebounds to help Philadelphia snap a 13-game losing streak with a victory over Brooklyn.
Ish Smith added 10 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the 76ers (9-56). They won for the first time since Feb. 6, also against Brooklyn.
Brook Lopez scored 24 points for the Nets.
JAZZ 114, WIZARDS 93
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Shelvin Mack scored a career-high 27 points in Utah's victory over Washington.
Mack shot 11 for 17 from the field with an array of interior floaters and three 3-pointers. Gordon Hayward had 18 points, and Rodney Hood added 14 for Utah.
John Wall had 24 points and nine assists, and Markieff Morris added 16 points for Washington.
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